The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-04-01
The Experimental stations.


A number Of Counties have held mesiinps
to consider the question of bidding fofsfhe
Agricultural Experimental Stations, TO be o.
tablished according to the Act passed Al the
last session Of the Legislature. In mo.tv,se,
these meetings have been called in the oom.
bined interests Of two or more countie, but In
almost every such case we find that each
County is bidding for itself alone. Il appears
all amioable in the talk about combining. but
when it comes,:tO the practical question of
where the station shall be located, il il ysrv
apparent that each County intends TO push It's
own claims forward aud fight for locating the
station within its own boundary lines, ire
spective Of the interests of any other County
in or out Of the combination.
So far Union has mado no move in that di-
rection. Probably we are somewhat to blame
for this apparent Indifference, because w. have
not urged the matter upon tho people &Aiho
County.
We, however, are not enthusiastic upon the
experimental stations. They may create q few
moro Offices, and call for an additional tax
upon the people, but We are far from seeing
any great good results to flow from il 10 benefit
the tax payers. II the law provided for o
training school, for young men under . GER
tain age, who wish to obtain q practical educa-
tion in farming, at those stations, in our hum
BILE opinion there would inure to the-ri,ing
generation Of farmers in this State soms.prac-
tical benefit commensurate with the additional
levy Of taxa tion that will be found necessary.
Agricultural experiments are very slow in
producing reliable results. They require time,
education and money, from first TO last, TO de-
velop any principle or system that can be put
to any practical use by tho farmers generally !;
and niue out Of every ten of the farmers now
living in Union County will be in their graves
before the slightest benefit to them will be
evolved from such stations, unless, for.ooth,
their sons are permitted to enter those stations
as scholars, and participate in conducting the
experiments.
II these Agricultural stations are established,
VIC believe they must eventually become Agri.
cultural High Schools, or they will be aban-
doned in few years, on account Of their cx-
pensive uselessocss.
The following proceedings of q meeting held
at Anderson last week, which we take fSon the
Ne~s and Courier, is o pretty fair insight into
all the meetings held in other counties upon
that subject
Tho Chair called for reports from the COM
mittees as to the amounts subsc ribed. Col. d.
K. Norris represented 500 from the vicinity
of Pendleton, aud said that he was authorized
to tender to the meeting the Walker-McEl-
moyle lands, 120 acres in the upper part Of An
n
$500 from Ceatral and Liberty, in Piekeus
County, and said that he and Mr.. Doyle we're
authorized to make private offer Of Us much
| land as should be needed for the agricultural
| experimental station, which land was near
enough to Fort Hill for the purpose, the station
| to have the use Of it without cost but this Of
fer was not TO be in competition with any offer
made by the counties jointly.
The following resolution, offered by Col.
Norris, was then adopted:
Resolved, That the experimental station be
locstedin the vicinity Of the united c@rners of
Anderson, Pickens and 0oonee couutes, shd
xpPsmedNitiass. s. q. ~ 2ps~ 81 tks% scsh naikss
Doyle.
The following resolution was then ddoptsd ::
Resolued, That it is the Judgment of this
meeting of the farmers Of Anderson, Pickens
| and 0conee counties, that the agricultural
stations provided for at the last session OF the
| General Assembly should not be located until
after the next meeting of the General Assembly,
when the situation, rs changed by the passage
| Of the Agricultural Education bill by Congress,
can be considered and provided for by the
| Legislature, aud such additional offers as may
| be prepared and made in connection Herewith
from different sections Of the State can be re-
ceived, particularly as no practical purpose can
/ be secured by immediate location.
| A resolution was passed, asking Greenville
and Spartanburg to unite with these counties
in urging the board Of agriculture to postpone
action until the next meeting Of the General
Assembly.
| If location, health, soil, climate and other
great advantages are essential to the success Of
IN Agricultural station in tho Piedmont section
of the State, Union stands equal to any County
within the prescribed limits, and rs no other
counties appear anxious to combine with us It
is very probable they recognize our superior
advantages and prefer combining against US.
What say our citizensf Shall We go it aloue?
Shall we hold public meeting test the spirit
of our people on the question; make sub
scriptiou and bid for the stationf 1t may be
the means Of establishing a splendid Agricul.
tural High School somewhere on Pea Ridge or
in some other Fart of the County, in the near
future.
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